Bonus payments will also be linked to winning the Europa League and FA Cup, plus goal targets.

Head of football Raul Sanllehi and managing director Vinai Venkatesham want to stop players entering the last 18 months of their deals to protect resale values.

At the heart of the Gunners’ housekeeping was selling Mesut Ozil and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, on wages of £350,000 a week and £160,000 a week respectively. But the duo, both 30, are under contract until 2021 and in no rush to leave.

Defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos, 31, also has less than two years left of his contract after joining for £16m from Borussia Dortmund in 2018.

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Despite this and a £140m summer spree the club have cut around £10m off their annual wage bill, with several major stars on big wages leaving.

That has freed up cash to tie up contracts for Aubameyang and Lacazette, while French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, 20, is also set for a five-year deal after a superb debut season.

Meanwhile, Arsenal are weighing up a January bid for Corinthians’ Brazil full-back Fagner, 30.

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